Voters in Wisconsin are heading to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new justice for the state Supreme Court, a decision that will determine whether liberals hold steady or widen their majority on the bench. The contest stands out in Wisconsin’s spring elections, which feature a range of judicial, local, and school-related races that are typically […]
EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration has quietly backed off from President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50% steel and aluminum tariffs on imported bicycles, e-bikes, and bicycle frames. In August 2025, the administration added e-bikes to the list of products covered by Trump’s steel tariffs. In October 2025, bicycles and frames were included in a list […]
Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets, lifting the curtain on power and politics in the capital. Today, we look at whether a right-wing talk show host has the secret formula for getting Republicans elected in one of the bluest cities in the country, and the options facing Donald Trump on “infrastructure day.” No Republican […]
President Donald Trump’s threat of strikes against Iranian power plants would not only devastate the country but also would impact several regional players. Destroying Iran’s power plants would disable its electrical grid for months or possibly years. But Iran also supplies several neighbors with electricity. In recent years, the main recipient of Iranian electricity has […]
President Donald Trump’s new executive order on mail-in voting is offering the clearest explanation yet for why the Justice Department has spent months aggressively seeking access to state voter rolls, while also triggering a sweeping legal challenge from Democrat-led states. Twenty-three Democratic states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Friday, just days […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is unlikely to move legislation ending a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security until Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) kickstarts the party-line budget reconciliation process to pass another megabill. A source familiar told the Washington Examiner that Johnson wants to see progress on reconciliation before passing a deal […]
Vice President JD Vance arrived in Hungary this week to rally support for Prime Minister Viktor Orban, irritating the opposition leader who is favored to win the upcoming election. Vance touched down on Tuesday and immediately began his two-day speaking tour with remarks at a “Day of Hungarian-American Friendship” event in Budapest, where he celebrated […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday a new therapeutic facility that will be used to treat the mental health of inmates from Rikers Island. The move marks the mayor’s first step toward closing the notoriously brutal jail complex by next year. The therapeutic housing unit at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in Manhattan […]
President Donald Trump is encountering resistance from one-time MAGA allies over his threat to demolish Iran’s infrastructure on Tuesday night unless a deal is reached to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s threat to launch a series of strikes against Iran’s energy grid and its major bridges is not being well […]
Maine Democratic Senate primary candidate Graham Platner is increasingly signaling a shift toward the general election, buoyed by strong polling as the state’s June primary approaches. Platner’s campaign is touting its strong polling and beginning to look past the primary toward a potential matchup with incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). “Another day, another poll with […]
